Addiction….?
I’m 18 years old and was diagnosed with manic depression about a year ago, after bouts of what i now know as mania and severe depression, i’d never really been the kind to take any drugs or anything, and only rarely got drunk, so i wasnt a self medicator, but my nan was getting prescriptions for a tablet known as solpadol.
I was getting bad headaches and knew about the effects of codeine, so i took 2 of them (30mg), and since that moment, which was nothing less than euphoric….i have been taking them constantly, not in major doses, taking about 2 up to 4 times a day, and since coming off of them on my own, i have switched to alcohol, i know there’s no real cure for what i have, but there are subsitutes, i stopped taking my tryptizol, because they were making my depression worse
i dont know what to do, my mind is full of ridiculous emotions, its starting to affect my relationships with people and my overall mental state, i fear if i dont do something soon ill crack, what can i do?
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What you can do is go to your doctor NOW. Tell him/her everything and ask for help. Then do it!!!
You need to find a way to deal with the bipolar disorder. Drugs and alcohol are temporary at best. You need to be on a medication that is monitored by a specialist (i.e. psychiatrist). This is nothing to fool with. You many not be physically dependent on alcohol right now, but it is likely to happen. Once you get the imbalance under control with medication, it should help in your decision making. Your 18 years old. Don’t get stuck where you are. You need to move forward. This is probably one of the most important times in your like for making the right decisions. Go back to counseling. It will help.
Hi,
it’s great that you recognize there’s a problem going on.
now, please take it a step further and see your doctor, or seek out a counselor, look in the yellow pages for clinics, drug abuse & addiction, look in the blue pages (gov’t section) for alcohol and drug abuse info/treatment referrals – my phone book has 1-800-729-6686 and 800-662-HELP, both in the US gov’t offices section.
You know this won’t get better on it’s own, that’s why you asked, you recognize that you need help and had the courage to say so. Now, just pick up a phone and call someone who will help you get through this.
You obviously don’t want things to get worse, so go ahead and call, they won’t judge you, they are there to help you.
Best Wishes
My best friend is bipolar and I see how difficult it is. We are also recovering addicts, I’m 30 and she is 38. If you want support, you could go to a NA meeting.
http://www.na.org
there is the link to it